12 APRIL 1890, Page 25

The Locket. By M. A. M. Hoppus (Mrs. Alfred Marks).

2 vols. (Bentley and Son.)—This is a tragic story of love, jealousy, and murder, but told by its accomplished author in such a way, with such graceful touches of life and character, such picturesque sketches of manners and scenery, that we almost lose sight of the element of horror. The scene of the story is Guernsey,—" a tale of Old Guernsey," it is called. Mrs. Marks knows, it is evident, the country well. The speech, the manners, the thoughts of its people, gentle and simple, are given with much skill. Altogether, this is a capital story, though we could have wished the author's abilities to have been devoted to a more pleasant theme.